Poster for the movie Bye Bye Blackbird

Bye Bye Blackbird

2005 • 99 minutes
DramaComedy

A period drama set in the early years of the 20th century. Josef, a former construction worker who delighted in dancing on girders high above the city, who now sweeps up at the circus. Once the big top's owner spots the young roustabout defying gravity on the trapeze, however, he endeavors to pair Josef with his aerialist daughter Alice in a perilous sky-high pas de deux. Offers a romantic view of big top life, with a moth-eaten angel in his feathered, tattered costume.

Picture of James Thierrée

James Thierrée

Josef

Picture of Derek Jacobi

Derek Jacobi

Lord Dempsey

Picture of Izabella Miko

Izabella Miko

Alice

Picture of Jodhi May

Jodhi May

Nina

Picture of Michael Lonsdale

Michael Lonsdale

Robert

Picture of Andrej Aćin

Andrej Aćin

Roberto

Picture of Claire Johnston

Claire Johnston

Emma

Picture of Chris Bearne

Chris Bearne

Lord Strathclyde

Picture of Věra Bílá

Věra Bílá

Gypsy Singer